Australian Curriculum consultation portal

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is overseeing the development of an Australian Curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 12, beginning with English, mathematics, science and history.The draft K–10 Australian Curriculum for English, mathematics, science and history is available for consultation from March to May 2010.

http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/

Changing schools

Each year nearly 80,000 school students move interstate with their family. This site links to booklets and a brochure which provide information for schools and parents to assist in supporting the needs of students who move schools.

http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/ChangingSchools/

Education Tax Refund

Provides information on the Education Tax Refund designed to help families with children undertaking primary or secondary school studies meet the costs of school education.

http://www.educationtaxrefund.gov.au/

My School

My School website enables you to search the profiles of almost 10,000 Australian schools. You can quickly locate statistical and contextual information about schools in your community and compare them with statistically similar schools across the country.

http://www.myschool.edu.au/

Organisations and contacts (education authorities & schools)

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations page with organisations and contacts relating to school education. It has links to websites for various government and non-government education organisations.

http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/organisations_contacts/organisations_contacts_listing.htm

School education

Edna main page for school education provides resources for students, teachers, principals and parents. Edna is a network of the education and training community. It includes government and non-government schooling systems, early childhood, vocational and technical education, adult and community education and higher education.

http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled

Schooling

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations main page for school education in Australia.

http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/

Trade Training Centres in Schools Program

The Trade Training Centres in Schools Program is an important element of the Commonwealth Government's Education Revolution. It will provide $2.5 billion over 10 years to enable all secondary schools to apply for funding of between $500,000 and $1.5 million for Trade Training Centres.

http://www.tradetrainingcentres.deewr.gov.au/